Green Castle AVID FLYER AEROBAT accident near Oxford, IA
On September 4, 1996, a Green Castle AVID FLYER AEROBAT (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oxford, IA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 4, 1996
- Place
- Oxford, IA
- Aircraft
- Green Castle AVID FLYER AEROBAT · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.719°N, 91.779°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06685
Official records · CHI96FA330
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 4, 1996, at 1830 central daylight time, an experimental Green Castle Aero Club, Ltd. aerobat, N95GC, operated by the Green Castle Aero Club, Ltd., was destroyed when it impacted terrain following an in-flight loss of control in Oxford, Iowa. The commercial rated pilot sustained fatal injury and the pilot rated passenger sustained serious injury. The local, 14 CFR Part 91, instructional flight originated about 1830. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A witness to the accident, a local farmer, reported that he observed the airplane "banking into a turn, low to the ground, with its tail very low." He stated he did not actually see the accident but "saw the dust and knew there was a crash." He stated he did not hear anything because he was "too far away" and he is "hard of hearing." During a personal interview, conducted by a detective from the Johnson Count Sheriff's office, the pilot rated passenger reported they "were having trouble gaining enough airspeed and barely cleared the trees after takeoff." He reported the other pilot assumed control of the airplane. They "continued having trouble getting the proper amount of airspeed." The next thing he remembered was "the ground coming at them." The pilot rated passenger reported that he did "not recall hearing the engine miss." WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The NTSB on-scene investigation began September 5, 1996, about 0730. The wreckage was located in a corn field approximately 1/2 mile south of the Green Castle Airport. Gently rising terrain led from the ai
Probable cause
failure of the private pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed after takeoff, during the initial climb and turn to the crosswind leg; and a delay by the flight instructor (CFI) in taking remedial action to avoid a stall.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
